Permalink : http://hdl.handle.net/2115/38796

JaLCDOI : 10.14943/J.HighEdu.16.153

Activities of Faculty Development (FD) in the Graduate School of Dental Medicine and School of Dental Medicine of Hokkaido University consist of lectures on FD, workshops on FD and student evaluation of undergraduate lectures. Basically, the lectures on FD are held 4 times every year. The speakers are selected not only from the faculty of Hokkaido University but also from outside the university. A workshop on FD is held once every year. Usually about 30 faculty members of the Graduate School of Dental Medicine participate in the workshop that takes place for two days in a hotel out of campus. The student evaluation of undergraduate lectures is conducted twice every year; i.e., for the lectures in the first semester and the second semester. The lectures and workshop on FD began in 2000, and the student evaluation of undergraduate lectures began in 1997. Many faculty members have participated in the lectures and workshops on FD and made efforts to develop their competence. The student evaluation of undergraduate lectures showed a gain in the score. However, there are a few faculty members who have a negative view of FD in practice.